Eric insists “it was all very vague” (Act 3, pg 52) and he “was in that state when a chap easily turns nasty,” (Act 3, pg 51). This shows how he didn’t, and won’t, take responsibility for his actions, because his violence was natural for a “chap” and he couldn’t restrain himself. Priestley shows how society treated violent masculinity as if it were natural or even desirable, and so couldn’t be helped